The Block Party Blog

I lost $5,000 trying to impress my new boss — apparently I was “phished”

From fake CEOs to spoofed government texts, impersonation scams are on the rise. Here’s how they work — and how to protect yourself.

What to do about bad actors in an authorized agent ecosystem

Is the secret to saving the social media ecosystem buried in California privacy legislation?

Authorized agents offer a safe path to greater consumer control over social media, if we let them.

February 22, 2023

Building culture as a remote team

January 10, 2023

Coming to terms with the messy spectrum of online speech

Who should do the labor — and hold responsibility — for content moderation in the age of Twitter 2.0

The path to a better internet for everyone

It's time to put the power in the hands of the users

November 26, 2021

Who should pay for online safety?

Here at Block Party, each new user signup is met with gratitude…and sadness.

October 14, 2021

How we designed block lists to avoid the dragnet effect

Today Block Party introduces our take on bulk blocking: block lists.

November 18, 2020

#AMA Imagine it’s 2025...what does the world look like?

Block Party founder and CEO Tracy Chou recently did a couple of “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) online events that surfaced excellent questions about Block Party, how our product works, our vision for the future, and other nuanced discussion topics.